Dr. Ram Manohar LohiaAfter playing an underground role in the Quit India Movement for twenty-one months, Lohia was arrested in Bombay on May 10, 1944. Even the people of the princely states played an active role in the Quit India Movement by establishing ‘Praja Mandals’. The Viceroy had accused Congress leaders of plotting an armed rebellion during the Quit India Movement and alleged that the masses participating in the movement on a large scale were involved in violent activities. Fifthly, the Quit India Movement – which took place in the midst of the Second World War – became a focal point for various debates, disputes and even conflicts, particularly the conflict between socialists and communists. That is precisely why he has juxtaposed ‘the Day of the People’ and ‘the Day of the State’.